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We might see huge growth in the numbers, but that may not result in much economic gain.I am not sure, but I imagine that there is a similar relationship in financial markets.
The publication referred to a parliamentary question in May 2011, which suggested that only 5 per cent of the families affected were likely to be able to gain hours.
If that does not happen, some of the existing problems might get worse. It may become harder for voluntary sector organisations to get local authority contracts and to continue their work.